Student teams designed a hydrogen power park for the production of hydrogen and hydrogen-fueled electrical power to serve light duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and various electrical loads. Entrants were judged on their ability to provide hydrogen and electrical power safely, cleanly and affordably.

After entries were submitted in the first week of March 2004, 5 winning teams were selected: one grand prize team, and four honorable mention teams. The grand prize team received an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles, CA to present their winning design at a plenary session of the NHA’s 15th Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USA. The four Honorable Mention teams had an opportunity to present their designs as posters at the conference and all had received complimentary registration.

Complete submissions requirements for the general hydrogen power park included hydrogen production, purification, dispensing (to vehicles) and electrical power production. Each team had to provide a detailed description of the hydrogen production system used to produce hydrogen at the power park.

The power park designs included the hydrogen cost and overall efficiency of production, storage, delivery, and power system design. As part of the design teams had to plan to open their power parks by 2010 with a 10-year service life to 2020.